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Church of the Light: Interior · Interior of the Church of the Light, designed by Tadao Ando, in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture
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Church of the Light: Interior · Model of Church of the Light by Tadao Ando
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Church of the Light: Detail · Church of the Light by Tadao Ando
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Photo 1: InteriorPhoto 2: Interior · Interior of the Church of the Light, designed by Tadao Ando, in Ibaraki, Osaka PrefecturePhoto 3: Interior · Model of Church of the Light by Tadao AndoPhoto 4: Detail · Church of the Light by Tadao Ando

Religious · Contemporary

Church of the Light

Tadao Ando · Ibaraki, Japan · 1989

Key featuresA cross cut into a concrete wall: light as the only ornament.

Architect
Tadao Ando
Place
Ibaraki, Japan
Year
1989
Typology
Religious
Movement
Contemporary
Region
East Asia
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